Question

Morgan uses 1/4 of her supply of raisins to make trail mix and 3/8 of her supply of raisins to make cookies. If Morgan uses 5 pounds of raisins, how many pounds of raisins are in her supply?

Answer 1

First, we have to find how much supply of raisins she uses. It is 1/4+3/8=5/8. It makes the total 5 pounds of raisins that she uses. Constructing an equation, we can find how much raisins are available in her supply. $\frac{5}{8} x = 5$. And the x= 8.